Hand bag



March 7, 1933. P HARTMANN 1,899,960

HAND BAG Filed Feb; 15, 1952 hand bag' covering material is secured, which Patented Mar. 7, 1933 rnur. E. HARTMANN, or rnrrsrnn ,rownsnxr, un on vecu um", New.rii nsmz, Jas- SIGNOR T0 3'. E. MERGOTTI COMPANY, orimwaax, NEW nrtsnr, A ooaronarron, or

DELAWARE,

Application filed r b uary'is, 1932. Serial No." 592,934.?

This invention relates to hand bags, and more particularly tomean's for effectively securing-bag covering material to metal frames used in hand bags. l i

- Heretofore, it has been the custom to secure bag covering material directl'yto frame members by sewing, riveting and similar means. But such expedients have been found objectionable' in that they are in some cases expensive, and, in other cases, inconvenient, and

result'in an unsightly hand bag. I Inasmuch as the merchandising ofhand' bags is'highly competitive,it is imperative that such bags be manufactured as economically as practicable without lowering the standard of quality or affecting the appearance of the finished article.

It is'an obj ect'of this invention to provide inexpensive means for conveniently "and effectively securing covering material to hand bag frame members without in any way af means 'for'faoilitating' the attaching-of bag fecting thestandard of quality.

A furtherobjectis the provision of a inlay," substantially U-shaped,to which the can bereadilysecured to a'hand bag frame member by simple clinching means.

e A further object is the provision ofan ink lay having a'plurality of spaced itabs along an edge thereof, each tab having an 'apertured protuberance'and being bendable parallel to the inlay, the latter having spaced apertures registering with the protuberances, said pro-v tuberances and apertures cooperating to enable bag covering material to be expeditious ly and conveniently secured to the inlay be fore the latter is attached to a bag frame member;

A further object is the provision of an in-' lay adapted tobe secured to a hand bag frame member, said inlay having means to enable bag covering material to be secured thereto, before the inlay is secured to the bag frame member.

At present, the majority of hand bag frame members are ofthe channel type in which the bag covering material is clinched to the frame members by pressing the walls of the channels together. However, such an expedient for attaching covering material to a framemem- HAND BAG ber is objectionable in that the clinching of of. the inner adjacent side walls makes the action oflatching means uncertain. v v 7 It is,'therefore, an object ofthis invention to provide inlays to whichthe bag covering material can be attached independentlyof the bag frame members, after which'thefinlay can be secured to the frame member with out danger of distorting and affecting the smooth, even, surface of the adjacent side walls of the hi-nged frame'members.

- One of the problems heretofore encountered V a in attaching bag covering material to bag TATES ENT A frame members has been thecompensat-ing for the bunchin g of the material, at the corners of the frame'members, It isa further object of this invention to provide aninlayhaving material to the corners thereof in a flat'and' neat manner without bunching, the bag covering material beingfentirely attached to the inlay before the latter is secured to a frame member.

These and other" objects are attained by" the novel construction, combination'and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, con

stituting a; material part of this disclosure,

and in which;

Fig. 1 represents a perspective view ofa handbag embodying my inv'e'ntion. I Fig; 2 represents I a "perspective'vie'w of an inlay embraced-by my invention,

Fig. 3 represents a perspective view showy ing a channelled frame member inposition to receive an inlay,

Figs; 4 and 5 show the mannerin' which bag, 7 covering material is secured to an inlay, and v I Referring to the drawing, in Fig. 1 is shown a hand bag having a pair of similar chair nelled U-shaped frame members 8 and t), hingedly connected. Each frame member 1s made from a suitable blank of material bent to present,.in cross-section, an outwardly disposed channel having an inner side wall 10 provided with a top flange 11, and a bottom flange 12, Which is of less width than the top flange 11, said flanges being directed outwardly at right angles to the side wall 10'. The bottom flange 12 has a plurality of tabs 13 adapted to be bent towards flange 11 for the purpose hereinafter described, and. the flange 12 is provided with perforations 14 adjacent the tabs to facilitate the bending of the latter.

In Fig. 2isshown an inlay 15, which: is made from a sheet of-omaterial and. shaped to conform with "the shape of the frame member into which the inlay is inserted. In the pres .ent case, the frame member is U-shaped, and,

accordingly, the inlay is of the same shape. Theinlay is provided, along its. inner edge, Withspaced tabs 16. Each tab 16 has'a portion. punched through to provide an apertured protuberance 17, which, when the tabs 16 are bent up towards the outer edge of the inlay asshown in Figs. 2 and 4, register with and enterapertures 18in the inlay 15. At the corners the inlay 15 is punched out to provide tabs 19 to facilitate securing bag covering material to the corners of theinlay as hereinafter described v Inpractice, the bag covering material 20 is secured to inlay 15, see Figs. 3,4 and 5, by bending the tabs 16 upwardly and pressing them against the body of the inlay, to cause theprotuberances 1'? to forcethe material; into, the apertures 18, see Fig. 5. The material 20 is then folded over the upper edge of the inlay 15, so that the main portion, of the material lies on the side of the inlay 0pposite to the side carrying the tabs 16. I

At the corners of the inlay 15, the section 21 of the material is clinched securely by thetab 19, after which section 22 of the material is folded over tab 19 and secured to the leg.

23 of theinlay by a tab 16, see Fig. 7.

' After the covering material has been attached to the inlay 15 as above described, the inlay is inserted in the channelled frame member,and the tabs 13 bent up to securely clinch theinlay in the frame member, see Figs. 4, 5 and 6.

. From. the above description it will be seen that I have provided an inexpensive and simple expedient for attaching bag covering ma-- terial to hand bag frames. Byv using the inlay, the bag covering material may be entirely attached thereto before the inlay is inserted? in theframe member, and due to the shape and. nature of the inlay the attaching of'the covering material thereto may be conveniently and neatly performed, so that when:

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the inlay is finally inserted in the frame member, and securely clinched in position by the tabs 13, the inlay is completely concealed by the bag covering material and the upper flange of the frame member. The hand bag has a neat and finished appearance with no means for attaching the covering material to the frame members being in evidence.

ing an inner side Walt provided withtop and bottom flanges, an-inlay'having, substantially thesameshape as the frame members, means on. the inlay for. attaching, bag covering material thereto,and spaced tabs integral with the bottom flange, said tabs being. adapted to be bent upto clinch the inlay in. the frame member between the .top and: bottom flanges.

2. In a hand bag,.a substantially U-shaped inlay having a'pl'urality of spaced tabsalong its inner edge, each tab having an apertured protuberance, said tabs being bendable upwardly parallel with the inlay, saidj inlay havingspaced apertures registering with the protuberances when the tabs are bent up- 3. In a handbag, an inlay having aplurality of spaced tabs along oneof its edges, each tab: havinga. protuberance, saidjnlay raving a plurality of spacedapertures, said tabs being bendable parallel to the inlay to cause the protuberances to register'with the apertures. I I

. 'This specification signed this 13th day of February, 1932.. i

I PAUL I-IARTMAN'N. 

